Franklin County officials identified the woman whose body was found horribly beaten in an abandoned lot in Eastpoint Monday.

Aileen Seiden, 30, was killed during a trip from Texas to South Florida. The delay in identifying her was the result of officials working to notify her family in California. Seiden was from Miami. A vigil is planned for her in South Florida at 7 p.m. on May 3, according to media reports.

Zachary Ray Abell, 30, and Christina Marie Araujo were arrested in Broward County on Tuesday on charges of second-degree murder and tampering with evidence. They remain in jail without bond.

Franklin County Sheriff A.J. Smith said the suspects, who have no local connections, were planning to flee the country when they were taken into custody by Florida Department of Law Enforcement officers.

He described the nature of Seiden’s injuries as “horrific,” in a news conference Wednesday.

The vehicle in which they were driving is being transported back to Franklin County.

Seiden’s body was found dumped on the side of the road in an undeveloped subdivision near Eastpoint.

Smith said the trio stayed at Sportsman’s Lodge in Eastpoint and ate dinner at a local restaurant where they were seen on surveillance video.

Smith said there was an altercation in the motel room where they were staying.

“She was beaten very severely,” Smith said at a press conference Wednesday. She had injuries to her face and head.

“Her death was a very horrific death,” he said.

Information was obtained from a Palm Beach County source that the two suspects mentioned dumping a woman’s body along a roadside.

Contact Karl Etters at ketters@tallahassee.com or @KarlEtters on Twitter.